title: Broken communication in nursing can kill: teaching communication is vital.
abstract: Nursing communication is vital to quality and safe nursing care. Evidence continues to increase that communication breakdowns are responsible for medication errors, unnecessary costs, and inadequate patient care. Nursing students can be taught enhanced communication skills during clinical conferences using innovative teaching strategies, examples of which are described in this article.
authors.affiliation: Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA. mjudd1017@gmail.com
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Judd
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods